APPLE GROWING 



ening the tree. Where limbs must be braced 

 from one side of the tree across to the other 

 wires are the best to use. They may be fast- 

 ened to bolts through the limbs with wide 

 washers on the outside hooks on the Inside, or 

 by passing the wire around the branches. In 

 the latter case some wide, fairly rigid material 

 such as tin, pieces of wood, or heavy leather 

 should be used to protect the tree from the wire 

 which would otherwise cut Into the bark and 

 perhaps girdle the limb. 



Cost. — For the benefit of those who would 

 like to get some idea of the probable cost of 

 renovating old apple orchards, the following 

 estimate made by the writer In a recent govern- 

 ment publication on this subject Is given. This 

 estimate has been carefully made up from 

 actual records kept on several New York 

 farms. Because these costs are very variable 

 according to the condition of the orchard, both 

 maximum and minimum amounts are given per 

 acre for the first year only. 



Minimum Maximum 



cost cost 



Plowing $ 2.00 $ 3.00 



Manure, 10 to 20 loads at $1, or their 



equivalent in commercial fertilizer. 10.00 20.00 



Hauling manure S-OO 10.00 



Pruning and hauling brush 5.00 10.00 



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